University Programs

University innovation, entrepreneurial and technology commercialization programs that effectively connect to a broader entrepreneurial ecosystem and integrate well organized and managed mentors can substantially improve the success of teams in getting funded and other important outcomes.

The teams in our current iCatalysts cohort have raised more than $6 million. Primary sectors are energy, clean tech, IT and health. . The teams were founded at several top universities including Duke, Harvard, Indian Institute of Technology, MIT, University of Washington, Rice University, London Business School and other US universities. Overall, we have mentored or coached over 800 teams. More than 120 have been funded and raised more than $100 million.

In writing about our mentor-based program at Rice University, Fortune Magazine credited our program with often “making difference between student project and a real life business.”

“Teams in the Rice Business Plan Competition from the World’s top universities place a very high value on the business mentoring EFN provides. We look forward to continuing to offer high quality mentorship to RBPC teams in partnership with EFN.”

About iCatalysts

iCatalysts is a program of Enterprise Futures Network (EFN), a 501 (c) (3) charitable non-profit founded in 2003 whose mission is to empower young university entrepreneurs through mentoring. EFN's network is comprised of over 2,500 young entrepreneurs, mentors, educators, industry subject experts, universities, investors and other non-profit, institutional, and corporate partners.

“EFN's mentor, John Schram, mentored us when we were students at Stanford Business School. We're now enabling over 1 million people to upgrade from kerosene to solar light every single month! I feel really privileged to have a chance to work with EFN’s John Schram first as a mentor and later as an advisor and investor.”-Ned Tozen, President and Co-Founder of d.light Designs

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